PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sixth Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Sabacajan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sixth Man has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sixth Man
vs
Sabacajan

180 cm
20
181 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Sixth Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Sabacajan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sixth Man drives through and clinches with Sabacajan against the ropes.

Sabacajan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sabacajan passes Sixth Man's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sabacajan is trying to control. Sixth Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Sabacajan wants to work for an arm triangle but Sixth Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sixth Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Sabacajan.
Sixth Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sabacajan on the ground.
Sixth Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabacajan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabacajan is looking for a kimura here.
Sabacajan wants to take a breather but Sixth Man is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Sabacajan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sixth Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sabacajan is pushing down on Sixth Man's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sixth Man is fighting to maintain full guard but Sabacajan has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sabacajan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Sabacajan seems to be working for a kimura but Sixth Man defends the submission attempt.

Sabacajan is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sabacajan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixth Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sabacajan.
Sabacajan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sixth Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sixth Man taking some punishment here, with Sabacajan in his half guard.
Sabacajan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Sixth Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Sabacajan.
Sixth Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sixth Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Sabacajan.
Sabacajan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sixth Man trying to control but Sabacajan postures up.
Sixth Man wants to improve his position but Sabacajan is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sabacajan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sixth Man pushes Sabacajan up against the ropes in a clinch.

Sabacajan tightens his grip and picks Sixth Man up, before dumping him to the ground. Sixth Man manages to land in guard.

Sabacajan drops back looking for a leg! Sixth Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sixth Man manages to kick Sabacajan off! Sabacajan jumps back into Sixth Man's guard.
Sabacajan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sixth Man is trying to hold Sabacajan in close to prevent damage but Sabacajan has managed to pass into half guard.

Sabacajan wants to work for an arm triangle but Sixth Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sabacajan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sixth Man defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabacajan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sixth Man tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sabacajan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Sabacajan!
After winning the bout, Sean Sabacajan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.